OK... So What Was It?

According to the BBC, A KCBS News helicopter captured what looked like the vapor trail of a missile rising from the water about 35 miles (56 km) offshore of Los Angeles.

"Right now all indications are that it was not [defence department] involvement in this launch" Pentagon spokesman Col. David Lapan said.

The Pentagon does not consider the missile a threat.

"So far we've come up empty with any explanation," Col. Lapan said. "We're doing everything we can to try to figure out if anybody has any knowledge of what this event may have been."

Under normal circumstances, the launch of a US missile would require several different authorizations and notifications, but none are evident.

It is unclear if the suspected missile was launched from land or sea.


For more information:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11721981


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